The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-23

| cident. 1t seems strange, but tbo
most prudent persons win sometimes
conceive an irresistible attachment at
the suggestion OF q word or look.
When once under the spell OF the verb
ITO love-" they go through all the
forms and finish declension OF the verb
before the altar. The few may give
the subject the consideration it de-
serves, but the many, there is reason
to fear. are guided by impulse.
A skipper OF a coasting vessel called
at the village inn and asked the land
lady, a Young widow: 'Do you know
where ! can get a mate? l have 1851
my mate" ;,
II am sorry for you, Mr.-.--," she
said, smiling. II want q mate, too.
and cannot get one. As we are in the
same position, I'll tell you what III
do. II you'll be mine I'll be yours"
He closed with the bargain. and the
widow keeping her word. he IS now
supplied with two mates.
A Young man at O church bazaar
vas button-holed by la ly; she
would not let him go until he bought
something. He looked at her stall.
which contained fancy work OF vari'
GUS kinds. why" he said. II see
nothing here that would be on the
least use to me, q bachelor, except
yourself. The rest would be dear to
me at any price" :. =,
81 will be cheap enough" she said
coaxingly."
haps-"
10, come you are just the person
want" taking him by the arm.
She sold him one article after an
sother, keeping up an agreeable con.
versation the while, and before all
was done he had purchase everything
on the stall. Then, at settling up,
there was something said about dis
count. IL cannot return any money"
she said, blushing. "but il you think
me dear enough there's mamma; she
may give you my hand" The bar
gain was accordingly concluded.
An eminent doctor, who had saved
the life OF lady, personal friend
was asked his charge. He said hegen
orally allowed his patient friends tc
iremunerate him as they thought be
fitting
"But don't you often get disap
pointed on those terms?" she In
quired.
II may say, never"
GAS you are 20 easily pleased, here"
and she playiully gave him her empty
hand, while in the other was conceal
ed O check for handsome sum.
"How easily could have taken yor
inl" she added, producing tho check.
"But you have only succeeded in
drawing me out" he said. declining tc
relinquish her hand. Don't insult
me with a check; am most generous
ly rewarded"
Perhaps she understood the doctors
difficulty and wished to help HIM out
of it; at any rate the giving OF hei
hand led him to offer his heart.
This was how gentleman got hh
wife when, in q tobacconist shop, he
asked the girl behind the counter, who
happened to have red hair, II SHE
would >blige him with a match
"Witl easure, il you will have red
headed one" she promptly replied
with such a suggestive, demurc smile
that eventually the red-headed match
was handed over.
A lady with @ fine figure having tax
en- n fancy to a valuable ring which
she saw ticketed in a shop window
went inside to examine it. at is ex'
ceeding lovely; ] wish it were mine"
she said, on satisfying herself "What
smaller figure could tempt your"
mo other figure than the figure be
fore me-" he said. giving her nm ad
miring look at the same time. at is
exceedingly lovely. ] wish-I could
tempt you with the ring"
II think I'll take it, she said, lay
ing down the money amidst bushes
Ctcoulse he accepted the money; but
getting her address, he made sucl
good use OF the hint that next rims
which she got was given by him In
church.
A lady in a railway train kept look.
ing out OF the window, with her heac
forward, until she remembered that
the gentleman opposite might possibly
object.
IDo ! cut of the viewY" she asked.
MERELY OF all do not wish to seel'
he replied, calamity.
The ice having been thus broken
they entered into conversation, found
they were to get out at the same sta
ton, and knew each Others friends
The rest was plain sailing into what
somebody calls "the matrimonia
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